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It's happened to me - just tell the bastards where to get off.. Apparently the police can do nothing.. G > Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 07:37:57 -0800 > Subject: Re: OT: on-line sales scam > From: simart@gmail.com > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > That's a classic scam: > http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/cashier.asp > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Johannes Korn > <jenko.nashorn@googlemail.com> wrote: > > It hasn't happened to me, but I've heard of it. It's definitely a scam. > > You send them the remainder of the money, and then their check will bounce. > > > > 2011/2/7 Doc Rossi <docittern@gmail.com> > >> > >> I've got a vintage Fender amp listed for sale on-line and I've run into > >> what I think might be a scam. > >> Three potential buyers have contacted me about it, each wanting to send me > >> either Traveler's checks or a bank check for twice the asking price. They > >> then want me to send the remainder of the money, minus charges, to their > >> shipping agent, who will then come and pick up the amp. > >> Has anyone run into this before? It sounds a little weird to me. > >> Doc Rossi > > > > > > -- > > -- > > jenko.nashorn@googlemail.com > > www.myspace.com/nashorn > > > > > > -- > Art Simon > simart@gmail.com > myspace [dot] com/artsimon > |